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An inactive oil well in Alberta.
Oil & Gas
August 18, 2026
Publication

Unpaid Bills

How Albertans are shouldering the costs for oil and gas companies
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Cover of the No Well Left Behind policy paper
Oil & Gas
August 13, 2026
Publication

No Well Left Behind

Evidence-based policy options to improve Alberta’s management of orphan wells
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 15, 2026
Media Release

Weakened industrial carbon price harms Canada’s economic future, abandons international commitments

Federal–Alberta deal continues string of major climate policy rollbacks, will slow low-carbon investment and job creation
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Graph showing increased carbon emissions
Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 15, 2026
Article

The consequences of weakening Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing

Delay to 2040 leads to 230 megatonnes of additional GHG emissions from the oil sands
Ian Sanderson
Carbon Removal, Oil & Gas
May 5, 2026
Media Release

Fact check: Oil Sands Alliance statement misrepresents both investment and emissions record

Capital spending dropped following 2014 price crash, emissions intensity flat and absolute emissions rising
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
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Carbon Removal, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Sustainable Workforce
April 22, 2026
Publication

Pembina Institute urges PM Carney to deliver serious Canadian climate policy

Stalled talks with Alberta remain critical to slowing climate change and speeding economic growth
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Pipeline construction outside Edmonton, Alberta.
Oil & Gas
April 20, 2026
Article

Don’t gamble Canadians’ money on a risky pipeline

If the risks are too great for shareholders, then they’re too great for taxpayers
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Electricity, Oil & Gas
April 1, 2026
Media Release

Delayed Alberta-Ottawa MOU talks frustrate investment, slow job creation, hamper economic growth

Provincial foot-dragging on methane, carbon pricing, and clean electricity leaves pipelines, Pathways, and $40B of industrial projects in doubt
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
An LNG carrier loads at Ras Laffan in Qatar.
Oil & Gas
March 26, 2026
Op-ed

War in the Gulf will only accelerate oil’s long-term decline

Short-term supply shocks can raise prices, but structural shifts in global energy demand are weakening the case for new oilsands investment.
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Carbon Removal, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Sustainable Workforce
February 17, 2026
Media Release

Pembina Institute releases four must-have results from Ottawa-Alberta MOU talks

These four specific items would make a strong foundation for Canada’s climate competitiveness
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Electricity
June 4, 2025
Media Release

BC Hydro advances efforts to meet growing energy demand with clean power

New RFEOI rightly focused on building province’s clean power supply, energy efficiency
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Cover of 2024 Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative Impact Report
Transportation
April 23, 2025
Publication

Driving impact in 2024

Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative annual report
Adam Thorn
Cover of Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative 2023 year in review
Transportation
September 4, 2024
Publication

Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative Impact Report

2023: A Year in Review
Adam Thorn